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ESMA Report Values EU Alternative Investment Funds At €5.8 Trillion

Date 10/01/2020

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) today published its second statistical report on European Union (EU) Alternative Investment Funds (AIF). The study found that the EU AIF sector in 2018, as measured by Net Asset Value (NAV), amounted to €5.8tn or nearly 40% of the total EU fund industry. The report is based on data from 30,357 AIFs, or almost 100% of the market.

ACER Updates Validation Rules Under REMIT

Date 10/01/2020

The Agency is continuously working on improving data reporting guidance to facilitate market participants’ (MPs) compliance with their reporting obligations under the Regulation on wholesale market integrity and transparency (REMIT). In order to do so, new validation rules on gas and electricity transportation data will be implemented. Similarly, to other data types, the rules will require that the reported Energy Identification Code (EIC) type X which is used to identify a market participant in the reported data is registered in the Centralised European Register of Market Participants (CEREMP). 

Warsaw Stock Exchange Monthly Statistics For December 2019

Date 10/01/2020

Warsaw Stock Exchange Monthly Statistics for December 2019 is now available:

• For Main Market Statistics click here
• For NewConnect Alternative Market Statistics click here
• For Catalyst Bond Market statistics click here
• For Derivatives Statistic click here

EEX Group Update: 4th Quarter 2019

Date 10/01/2020

Key achievements

• In November, EEX Group and Nasdaq Futures, Inc. (NFX) have reached an agreement to sell NFX’s futures and options exchange business to EEX Group. The transaction involves the transfer of existing open positions in U.S. Power, Natural Gas, Crude Oil, Ferrous Metals and Dry Bulk Freight futures and options.
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• On 5th November, EEX was granted the Foreign Board of Trade (FBOT) status by the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CTFC) which means that EEX is fully recognized as a foreign exchange in the United States.
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• Also in November, ECC welcomed Mizuho Americas’ investment banking subsidiary as a new General Clearing Member and Trading Participant which is ECC’s first clearing member from the United States.
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• In December, EEX and the New Zealand exchange NZX announced a co-operation Agreement with a focus on securing new opportunities in the New Zealand carbon market.
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• On 12th December, EEX Group successfully completed the first migration of Freight Open Interest from Nasdaq Futures, Inc. (NFX) to EEX Group’s clearing house ECC. In the first of three scheduled matching sessions, a total of 69,144 lots of Freight Open Interest which is more than 40% of the entire NFX Freight portfolio, was migrated from NFX’s clearing house Options Clearing Corporation (OCC) to ECC.
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The UK Financial Conduct Authority Commences Civil Proceedings In Relation To Alleged Unauthorised Deposit Takers

Date 10/01/2020

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has commenced civil proceedings in the High Court against Bright Managment Solution Limited [sic] (Bright), Soccer League International Limited (Soccer League International), Soccer League UK Limited (Soccer League UK), and senior individuals at these firms. The FCA alleges the defendants have been carrying on unauthorised deposit taking by accepting money from the public for different projects, including forex trading and crypto-assets.

Esports Betting Platform Luckbox Welcomes Crypto Players

Date 10/01/2020

Esports betting platform Luckbox now allows players to deposit using a variety of cryptocurrencies.

Tokyo Commodity Exchange: Good Delivery Material Price Differential For January 2020 Rubber (RSS) Contract

Date 10/01/2020

The price differential of the Good Delivery material for the January 2020 contract month in the Rubber market has be determined as follows,

Pursuant to the provisions of Article 2.2 of the Rubber Delivery Detailed Rules, the price differential between the Good Delivery materials RSS No.3 and the non-standard grade RSS No.4 for the January 2020 contract month shall be -3.0 yen/kg.

LHV Becomes The First Bank To Provide FinTechs With Access To Instant Pound And Euro Payments

Date 10/01/2020

LHV, the fintech focused bank and payment services provider, is pleased to announce that it has commenced providing real-time pound payments via the UK’s Faster Payments scheme. As a result, LHV has become the first bank capable of providing real time euro payments via Single Euro Payment Area Instant (‘SEPA Instant’) and processing pound (‘Faster Payments’) payments, giving it a unique competitive advantage and cementing its position as a leading services provider to the global fintech sector.

Kroll Expands Cyber Risk Practice In Asia Pacific With Acquisition Of RP Digital Security - Regional Leader In Computer Forensic Investigations, Digital Security And eDiscovery Expands Resources In Asia Pacific, Strengthens Incident Response Capabilities

Date 10/01/2020

Kroll, a division of Duff & Phelps, a global leader in risk mitigation, investigations, compliance, cyber resilience, security and incident response solutions, today announced that it has expanded its cyber security offerings with the acquisition of RP Digital Security, a Singapore-headquartered leader in computer forensic investigations, digital security and eDiscovery services.

HKEX: Listing Nominating Committee Seeks Listing Committee Candidates

Date 10/01/2020

The Listing Nominating Committee of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the Exchange), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) is now seeking applications from individuals interested in serving on the Exchange’s Listing Committee and the GEM Listing Committee.